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Ch.6 Science
Earth and Space
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| rotation | spinning of a planet, moon, or star around its axis |
| ellipse | a shape that is like a circle stretched out in different directions |
| constellation | star pattern |
| revolution | movement of one object around another |
| eclipse | event in which one object in space gets between the sun and another object |
| orbit | path an object follows as it revolves around another object |
| planet | a very large round object that moves around a star |
| lunar eclipse | event in which the moon passes through Earth's shadow |
| asteroid | a rocky object that orbits the sun, but is too small to be called a planet or a dwarf planet |
| solar eclipse | event in which the moon passes between the sun and Earth |
| comet | a frozen object that orbits the sun |
| solar system | the sun, the eight planets and their moons, and other objects |